JOINT MEMORIAL · 2015–16 SESSION

SJM 8017: Harbor maintenance tx reform

Requesting Congress to reform the harbor maintenance tax.

Summary

The joint memorial contains a series of findings, including: the HMT is not collected on trans-pacific cargo shipped to the U.S. via rail or roads, which provides an incentive to divert cargo away from U.S. ports; the ability to move cargo through Canada and avoid paying the HMT is an incentive to divert cargo away from U.S. ports; up to half of U.S. bound containers traveling to Canada's west coast ports could…

From the Senate Bill Report (SJM 8017), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

No recorded floor votes.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SJM 8017 (2019–20) Compacts of free association · Passed Legislature · filed with Secretary of State
SJM 8017 (2017–18) Oil and gas leasing opt out · Did not pass · died in committee
SJM 8017 (2011–12) Marijuana/schedule II drug · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SJM 8017 (2009–10) Forest restoration · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SJM 8017 (2007–08) Conflict in Darfur · Did not pass · died in committee
SJM 8017 (2005–06) Prostate cancer education · Did not pass · died in committee
SJM 8017 (2003–04) Ammunition identification · Did not pass · died in committee
SJM 8017 (2001–02) Railroad retirement act · Did not pass · died in committee